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Wikipedia: "The Barnum effect, also called the Forer effect or, less commonly, the Barnum–Forer effect, is a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, yet which are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a broad range of people.[1] This effect can provide a partial explanation for the widespread acceptance of some paranormal beliefs and practices, such as astrology, fortune telling, aura reading, and some types of personality tests[...]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect And what else is associated with Barnum? Oh, yeah, I remember... "There's a sucker born every minute" ... and I guess we've got a LOT of suckers here, judging from many of the posts made by otherwise (seemingly) intelligent posters here on BoyChat! M. I've often lain awake all night pondering that imponderable question: Just how many boy angels can dance on the head of a pedophile?... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_sucker_born_every_minute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |